Methods of vaccine supply for vulnerable countries
| Autor: | Gol Mestre, Marc |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Pérez González, Juan Jesús, Dunn, Robert M. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Distribució de mercaderies -- Administració
Physical distribution of goods -- Management Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions::Modelització de transports i logística [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Ajuda humanitària -- Països en vies de desenvolupament Humanitarian assistance -- Developing countries Vacunes antivíriques -- Transport -- Projectes Viral vaccines -- Transportation -- Designs and plans |
| Popis: | This project was born from the idea of willing to help the most vulnerable countries during the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Always based on this first idea, the project has adopted different phases. The following is a brief description of each of these phases with the intention of building the path through which this project has been carried out. The project begins with an extensive research of information related to COVID-19 and its subsequent consequences in the most affected countries of the world. Once we detected the huge existing problem in these countries, we realized the need to carry out this project. The next stage consisted of a long process of learning about the methodology of manufacturing and transporting vaccines. This was followed by another immersion in the history of the world's top companies in charge of producing and distributing vaccines, allowing us to understand the performance of their supply chains and product sales markets. Finally, as the main chapter of the project, we developed a complete vaccine supply chain model with real data and calculations for the supply of the entire African continent. This model starts with the calculation of vaccine demand forecasts for all the countries of the African continent. Then, it continues with the creation and location of 3 distribution warehouses where it is intendedto store all the available supplies. These supplies were calculated as a projection of the same amounts that the current organization COVAX would have. As a result, it has been carried out the exact distribution of vaccines in the most equitable and optimal way possible for African countries and calculated the exact time of implementation of the model. Finally, we studied the possible methods of transport for the final deliveries as well as a brief reflection on the possible risks and reverse logistics involved in the supply chain Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::3 - Salut i Benestar::3.8 - Assolir la cobertura sanitària universal, en particular la protecció contra els riscos financers, l’accés a serveis de salut essencials de qualitat i l’accés a medicaments i vacunes segurs, eficaços, assequibles i de qualitat per a totes les persones |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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